Everything's Backwards!
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I don't know any "Brits", but, being a Brit_on_, I can give you a few pointers:
Ian Shlasko wrote:
You drive on the wrong side of the road
There's a very simple rule: In the UK, one drives on the left; elsewhere one drives on the wrong.
Ian Shlasko wrote:
ten degrees cooler here than it was in New York
Once you get used to living life at the correct temperature, things are much better.
Ian Shlasko wrote:
air conditioning
... Is for wimps! [Edited to correct the dumb mistake du jour]
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
modified on Monday, September 27, 2010 5:25 AM
Mark Wallace wrote:
In the UK, one drives on the right; elsewhere one drives on the wrong.
Except you don't... You drive on the left, but you sit on the right.
Mark Wallace wrote:
air conditioning ... Is for wimps!
I'll respond to that as soon as I manage to defrost my fingers...
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels) -
Ah: the back of beyond: I would have taken you to lunch but I don't even know how to get to wherever that place south of the river is... :-) Hope you enjoy your stay.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
Heh, I can't go out to lunch anyway... When you work on a trading desk (Even if you're not a trader), you eat at your desk.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels) -
Mark Wallace wrote:
In the UK, one drives on the right; elsewhere one drives on the wrong.
Except you don't... You drive on the left, but you sit on the right.
Mark Wallace wrote:
air conditioning ... Is for wimps!
I'll respond to that as soon as I manage to defrost my fingers...
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)Ian Shlasko wrote:
You drive on the left, but you sit on the right.
Oh bugger! I don't know about defrosting my fingers, but I think I need more coffee to activate my brain, before typing anything!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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This one is for all of you Brits... Every time I visit your country, I get completely confused, because everything is backwards... You drive on the wrong side of the road, and... well... ok, so it's just that, but it's still disorienting! And it's like ten degrees cooler here than it was in New York... And the air conditioning in our Surrey office is even worse than the air conditioning in our New York office... Sigh... Five days, and I can head back to the states.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)Ian Shlasko wrote:
You drive on the wrong side of the road
Actually, it's because you have no history in your country that you drive on the wrong side. You'll find an interesting (if slightly apocryphal) treatise here[^].
I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be
Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads
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This one is for all of you Brits... Every time I visit your country, I get completely confused, because everything is backwards... You drive on the wrong side of the road, and... well... ok, so it's just that, but it's still disorienting! And it's like ten degrees cooler here than it was in New York... And the air conditioning in our Surrey office is even worse than the air conditioning in our New York office... Sigh... Five days, and I can head back to the states.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)Driving on the left is inherently safer. Just think, Half the worlds population drives on the left hand side of the road, so it cannot be wrong. As for it being cold, I am confused. New York is at the same latitude as Madrid, so it is not right to compare temperatures in that way, for if you did you would see that London is much hotter than New York. As for Air Con, well that is just a way of making money. Simply dress appropriately.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
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Ian Shlasko wrote:
everything is backward
.dnuor yaw thgir eht sgniht od eW .eurt ton ylpmis s'tahT
Electron Shepherd wrote:
Ian Shlasko wrote: everything is backward .dnuor yaw thgir eht sgniht od eW .eurt ton ylpmis s'tahT
I guess a simple comparison of everything with gnihtyreve would have sufficed in telling it isn't so. Is it just me or everything backwards looks Welsh ?!
...byte till it megahertz...
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This one is for all of you Brits... Every time I visit your country, I get completely confused, because everything is backwards... You drive on the wrong side of the road, and... well... ok, so it's just that, but it's still disorienting! And it's like ten degrees cooler here than it was in New York... And the air conditioning in our Surrey office is even worse than the air conditioning in our New York office... Sigh... Five days, and I can head back to the states.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)I remember many days in N.Y. where I wished it was 10° cooler. And a few days where I wished it was about 40° warmer...
Agh! Reality! My Archnemesis![^]
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Heh, I can't go out to lunch anyway... When you work on a trading desk (Even if you're not a trader), you eat at your desk.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)Thought everyone did apart from on TV
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Driving on the left is inherently safer. Just think, Half the worlds population drives on the left hand side of the road, so it cannot be wrong. As for it being cold, I am confused. New York is at the same latitude as Madrid, so it is not right to compare temperatures in that way, for if you did you would see that London is much hotter than New York. As for Air Con, well that is just a way of making money. Simply dress appropriately.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
Dalek Dave wrote:
Just think, Half the worlds population drives on the left hand side of the road, so it cannot be wrong.
But by your logic, the other half of the world's population drives on the right side of the road, so they can't be wrong either. If no one is wrong, then everyone is right... Therefore, I think we should all drive on BOTH sides of the road, to maximize safety! :-D
Dalek Dave wrote:
New York is at the same latitude as Madrid, so it is not right to compare temperatures in that way, for if you did you would see that London is much hotter than New York.
New York is supposed to hit 72 today. London is supposed to hit 58. The reason isn't important. What's important is that it's cold here :P
Dalek Dave wrote:
As for Air Con, well that is just a way of making money. Simply dress appropriately.
Actually, the problem isn't that it's failing to cool the office, but rather the opposite. The problem is that the office is only slightly above freezing, and I didn't pack any sweaters.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels) -
I remember many days in N.Y. where I wished it was 10° cooler. And a few days where I wished it was about 40° warmer...
Agh! Reality! My Archnemesis![^]
| FoldWithUs! | sighist | WhoIncludes - Analyzing C++ include file hierarchypeterchen wrote:
I remember many days in N.Y. where I wished it was 10° cooler.
Yeah, this entire summer... It's just now becoming tolerable again.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels) -
Dalek Dave wrote:
Just think, Half the worlds population drives on the left hand side of the road, so it cannot be wrong.
But by your logic, the other half of the world's population drives on the right side of the road, so they can't be wrong either. If no one is wrong, then everyone is right... Therefore, I think we should all drive on BOTH sides of the road, to maximize safety! :-D
Dalek Dave wrote:
New York is at the same latitude as Madrid, so it is not right to compare temperatures in that way, for if you did you would see that London is much hotter than New York.
New York is supposed to hit 72 today. London is supposed to hit 58. The reason isn't important. What's important is that it's cold here :P
Dalek Dave wrote:
As for Air Con, well that is just a way of making money. Simply dress appropriately.
Actually, the problem isn't that it's failing to cool the office, but rather the opposite. The problem is that the office is only slightly above freezing, and I didn't pack any sweaters.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)By a strange quirk of nature, it is more instinctive to pull to the left when facing oncoming danger. This Chirality has been observed in many species, including ours, so when driving on the left and you approach danger you swerve left. On a British Motorway this means you go to the hard shoulder or verge, wherease in those not so enlightened nations that drive on the wrong side, you swerve into the oncoming traffic. Not Very Safe. On Average London is warmer, New York merely has greater extremes. London rarely gets much below zero, and it is a bigger city, so the heat island effect helps, but on average it is still warmer.
Ian Shlasko wrote:
Actually, the problem isn't that it's failing to cool the office, but rather the opposite. The problem is that the office is only slightly above freezing, and I didn't pack any sweaters.
As I said, failure to dress appropriately! :)
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
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Ian Shlasko wrote:
You drive on the wrong side of the road,
Naah - its you who drive on the wrong side of the road. We (and the Brits) drive on the right(which is the left) side of the road. I think I've stirred up a hornet's nest here. :)
It's not just we. LHD is in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, South Africa and few others. Check this[^]
Sucess is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
modified on Monday, September 27, 2010 6:24 AM
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Mark Wallace wrote:
In the UK, one drives on the right; elsewhere one drives on the wrong.
Except you don't... You drive on the left, but you sit on the right.
Mark Wallace wrote:
air conditioning ... Is for wimps!
I'll respond to that as soon as I manage to defrost my fingers...
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)What if I drive a McLaren F1[^], where do I sit then?
Steve Jowett ------------------------- Real Programmers don't need comments -- the code is obvious.
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This one is for all of you Brits... Every time I visit your country, I get completely confused, because everything is backwards... You drive on the wrong side of the road, and... well... ok, so it's just that, but it's still disorienting! And it's like ten degrees cooler here than it was in New York... And the air conditioning in our Surrey office is even worse than the air conditioning in our New York office... Sigh... Five days, and I can head back to the states.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)Ian Shlasko wrote:
You drive on the wrong side of the road
Remember that for them that is the right (not wrong) side of the road, this is the problem .
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By a strange quirk of nature, it is more instinctive to pull to the left when facing oncoming danger. This Chirality has been observed in many species, including ours, so when driving on the left and you approach danger you swerve left. On a British Motorway this means you go to the hard shoulder or verge, wherease in those not so enlightened nations that drive on the wrong side, you swerve into the oncoming traffic. Not Very Safe. On Average London is warmer, New York merely has greater extremes. London rarely gets much below zero, and it is a bigger city, so the heat island effect helps, but on average it is still warmer.
Ian Shlasko wrote:
Actually, the problem isn't that it's failing to cool the office, but rather the opposite. The problem is that the office is only slightly above freezing, and I didn't pack any sweaters.
As I said, failure to dress appropriately! :)
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
Dalek Dave wrote:
Ian Shlasko wrote: Actually, the problem isn't that it's failing to cool the office, but rather the opposite. The problem is that the office is only slightly above freezing, and I didn't pack any sweaters. As I said, failure to dress appropriately!
Who does he think he is? A Geordie?
I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be
Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads
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Ian Shlasko wrote:
everything is backward
.dnuor yaw thgir eht sgniht od eW .eurt ton ylpmis s'tahT
:)
Sucess is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
Ian Shlasko wrote: Actually, the problem isn't that it's failing to cool the office, but rather the opposite. The problem is that the office is only slightly above freezing, and I didn't pack any sweaters. As I said, failure to dress appropriately!
Who does he think he is? A Geordie?
I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be
Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads
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What if I drive a McLaren F1[^], where do I sit then?
Steve Jowett ------------------------- Real Programmers don't need comments -- the code is obvious.
Steven J Jowett wrote:
What if I drive a McLaren F1, where do I sit then?
Outside a railway station, begging for money to pay the insurance.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Heh, I can't go out to lunch anyway... When you work on a trading desk (Even if you're not a trader), you eat at your desk.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)Ian Shlasko wrote:
When you work on a trading desk (Even if you're not a trader), you eat at your desk.
Yes; good point though there are times when you just have to go out for your lunch.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
